Monday, March 11, 2013

Chickie Couture Part 2

Hello, DeNami friends! I'm back with a second edition
of Chickie Couture!!! As many of you know my husband and I just recently
spent five months in New Zealand with side trips to Australia and Bora
Bora! Such an amazing part of the world!!! It was an INCREDIBLE journey
full of experiences we'll treasure for a lifetime!!! My chickies for
this month's Chickie Couture feature were inspired by some of our
adventures!

First up...snorkeling chickie!!!

Anyone
else out there LOVE to snorkel?!?! It's so much fun, and I find it
completely fascinating!!! The colors, the sounds, the ocean current, the
coral, the sea creatures, the plants----it's a feast for the senses!I
created snorkeling chickie by first stamping the Large Chickie I60
image onto light yellow cardstock. Then, I placed a piece of printer
paper over top. Using the underlying chickie image as a guide, I drew
the snorkel mask, snorkel, and flippers onto the printer paper. I cut
these pieces out and used them as templates to create my colored
cardstock pieces. Once my chickie was assembled, I used several other
DeNami Design images (see supply list below) to create an underwater
scene for him to snorkel in! Here, I used him on a card, but I think
he'd also be super cute on a luggage tag----especially if you're headed
somewhere tropical!!Supplies:Stamps: Large Chickie I60, bubbles & seaweed from Under The Sea Stamp Set PF39,
fish from Sea Friends Stamp Set PF41 (DeNami Design)Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento (Tsukineko), Robin's Egg Color Box (Clearsnap)Copic Sketch MarkersCardstock: White PC21, Sky Blue PC33, Charcoal PC44, and Desert Orange PC37 (DeNami Design), Harvest Gold (PTI)Tools: Cutter Bee Craft Knife (EK Success), Crop-A-Dile Corner Chomper (We R Memory Keepers), Stamp-A-Ma-JigPunch: Patterned Circles Large Edger Punch (EK Success)Quickie Glue Pen GL01: (Sakura)AtYou Spica Glitter Pen: Clear (Too Marker Products Inc)Copic Multiliner Pen: 0.3 Black

Next up...paddle boarding chickie!

I
tried out standing paddle boarding for the first time in Bora Bora and
fell in love!!! It's awesome and a great workout too! The board is from
the Surfboard Trio M56 image. I hand-drew the paddle on brown kraft
cardstock. You could also opt to leave the paddle off and create a
surfing chickie instead! FUN! (Although I'd make my waves
seriously bigger for that activity! HA!)

Well, that wraps up my second edition of Chickie Couture!!! I hope you're enjoying this feature as much as I am!!!

GIVEAWAY ALERT!!!Leave a comment on this post for a chance to win a little prize package that includes: a Large Chickie Stamp, a "happy birthday" cling stamp (in honor of DeNami's birthday month), and a Quickie Glue Pen!!! Comments must be received by Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at 11:59PM PST! I'll choose one random winner from all comments received and announce the winner here on my blog on Thursday, March 14th! Good Luck!!!-------------------------------------------And...as promised here are some photos from our overseas adventures! (Keep in mind I came home with 2600 photos on my computer...HA!...so this is just a glimpse...)

Ok, I came here to tell you how much your darling cards inspire me, but now I cannot stop oogling your travel photos. I'm so green with envy Lisa. What a trip of a lifetime. Thank you for letting us live vicariously through you;)(and don't enter me in the giveawy!)

Not only did Chickie have a fabulous time on his New Zealand activity adventures, it is obvious that you and your husband did too, Lisa! Your trip photos are absolutely amazing – wow! I love how you outfitted Chickie for all of these fun "downunder" activities. You amaze me!!

Wow! Your pictures are so beautiful! What a wonderful opportunity you had to explore! Like others I came to say how adorable your cards are...and got lost in the beauty! You did take a cute stamp and make beautiful and adorable cards!

I love the tropical trips I have been on & I really got excited with your tropical chickie cards so that I will have to order some of the stamps I don't have to make it work. I love your turn out & anxious to make my own while I'm off from surgery. Thanks for the ideas. Carol M in TX/carolnreggie@aol.com